# Brecksville–Broadview Heights High School

Brecksville–Broadview Heights High School is a comprehensive public high school located in Broadview Heights, Ohio, United States. The school has approximately 1,350 students in grades 9–12. Students come from the communities of Brecksville, Broadview Heights, and a very small segment of North Royalton. The school year consists of two 90-day semesters with four nine-week grading periods (Quarters). Athletic teams are known as the Bees, and the school colors are crimson and gold.

## Student achievement
### Academic rankings

The Brecksville–Broadview Heights High School has received various awards for excellence in education. In 2008, the U.S. Department of Education recognized Brecksville–Broadview Heights High School as an NCLB Blue Ribbon School. Brecksville–Broadview Heights High School was also a past nominee, by the Ohio Department of Education, for the prestigious Blue Ribbon School Award.
In 2015, The Washington Post published the list of America's most challenging high schools. The analysis covered approximately 22,000 U.S. public high schools. The rankings were determined by taking the total number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and Advanced International Certificate of Education tests given at a school each year and dividing by the number of seniors that graduated. Brecksville–Broadview Heights High School ranked in the top 4 percent of all high schools in this assessment.
Brecksville–Broadview Heights High School has consistently been ranked by U.S. News & World Report magazine as being in the top 5 percent of all high schools in the United States. Additionally, Brecksville–Broadview Heights High School was recognized in Newsweek magazine's 2013 list of the top 2000 public high schools in the United States.
Brecksville–Broadview Heights School District was ranked the ninth best in the state of Ohio and the third best in the Cleveland-Akron-Canton area in the 2023 state report cards.

### Sport championships

BBHHS athletic teams are known as the Bees and are members of the Suburban League. The gymnastics, basketball, football, soccer, cross-country, and swimming/diving programs have won state titles including:
* In 2024, the girls' gymnastics team won its 21st consecutive state title and 24th overall. Girls' gymnastics state titles won – 1994, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
* The boys football team was the state champion in 1983 and has consistently won their conference championships for many years.
* Boys' soccer state titles won – 1975, 1981, 1992, 1993
* Girls' cross country state title win – 2007
* In 2024, the boys basketball team won their fourth straight Greater Cleveland Suburban League conference and will again compete in Ohio's state championship.
* The girls volleyball team was the state champion in the 2016–2017 school year.
* The boys' wrestling team won the 2015 state championship, placed third at the state level in 2016 and second at the state level in 2023. Individual wrestlers consistently rank number one in their weight categories at the state level.

### Art and writing awards

In 2015, 27 Brecksville-Broadview Heights middle and high school art students received a total of 36 regional awards through the 35th Annual Scholastic Art & Writing Awards competition. Five students who were awarded Gold Keys had their artwork judged on the national level in New York.

### Music

Brecksville–Broadview Heights High School offers multiple music classes such as the band, choir, orchestra, and AP Music Theory programs. • The band program is made up of the 300 member Marching Bees, four concert bands (Wind Ensemble, Concert Winds, Symphonic Gold Band, and Symphonic Crimson Band), Jazz Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Pep Band, and Flagline. • The orchestra provides chamber orchestra, concert orchestra, and symphonic orchestra music performances throughout the year. • The choir provides Symphonic Choir, Men's Choir, Treble Choir, Chamber Choir, and Music in Motion that perform throughout the year.

## Notable on-campus event

* In September 2004, President George W. Bush, running for re-election, made a Saturday morning "town hall-style visit" at the school. A crowd of about 4,000 filled the gymnasium to see Bush speak and answer audience questions. An additional 500 people watched on a large screen from a secondary gymnasium.

## Notable alumni
### Author, writer, poet

* Kathryn Reiss – author of award-winning children's and young adult fiction; graduate of Brecksville–Broadview Heights High School

### Astronaut, scientist

* Michael T. Good - NASA astronaut

### Cinema, television, theatre, radio

* Ann Liguori - sports radio and television broadcaster

### Sports

* Steve Gillespie - professional soccer player in the Professional Arena Soccer League
* Joshua McAdams - Olympic steeplechase runner
* Eric Musselman - head coach in college basketball and the National Basketball Association (NBA)
* Mike Rose - professional football player in the National Football League (NFL)
* Scott Roth - professional basketball player in the NBA and head coach in the National Basketball League (NBL)
* Tom Tupa - professional football player in the NFL
* Sam Wiglusz - college football wide receiver for the Ohio Bobcats
* Nick Zakelj - professional football player in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers